Steinar Pedersen (born 6 June 1975) is a former Norwegian football defender. He is the son of Erik Ruthford Pedersen and brother of Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen. Pedersen is the first Norwegian to win the UEFA Champions League.[citation needed]

Steinar Pedersen
Pedersen with Lillestrøm
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-06-06) 6 June 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Amazon Grimstad (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Start 57 (4)
1996–1998 Borussia Dortmund 4 (0)
1997Lillestrøm (loan) 24 (0)
1999–2001 IFK Göteborg 53 (1)
2002–2007 Start 156 (13)
2008–2012 Lillestrøm 105 (7)
2009Strømsgodset (loan) 17 (0)
2012 Start 10 (0)
Total 426 (25)
International career
2006 Norway 1 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Jerv
2016–2017 Start
2018–2020 Arendal
2021– Amazon Grimstad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His career began with Start. After their relegation in 1996, he played for Borussia Dortmund, IFK Göteborg and Lillestrøm before returning to Start in 2002. With Borussia Dortmund he won the 1997 Champions League, although he did not play in the final. He did however make two appearances en route to the final.[2] He was capped once for the Norway national team, in a 5–0 friendly loss to the USA.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Steinar Pedersen" (in Norwegian). NIFS. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (16 December 2003). "The UEFA Champions League 1996/97 – BV Borussia 09 Dortmund (GER)". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. ^ Steinar Pedersen at National-Football-Teams.com
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